Over the last year, the water pressure has become an issue. Equipment installed includes a water softener with a bypass valve and a 6 station sprinkler system. At one point, I noticed the pressure was falling, and my neighbor happened to see it when I was washing my car. I couldn't spray the soap off of the car for more than ten seconds or so without the pressure falling. He mentioned that he had the same issue, and replaced the pressure reduction valve from the city side in his yard. Problem solved. After pricing them, I thought I'd try to take a pressure reading and see if adjusting the pressure would help. Initially it did, but it's back to falling off, to the point that you can't spray the hose for more than ten seconds or so, and you can't flush the toilet and run the sink at the same time. What is strange though, is the initial pressure when you open the cold or hot is fine. It flows really well. But after a few seconds it drops off.
Everything that I have done during all of this includes turning off the water softener and placing it on bypass. The water softener recharges each morning, which seemed a little excessive to me, not to mention it was causing the water bill to be pretty high. This is a rental house, so the "plumber" we requested to take a look at it seemed to think the whole issue was in the softener, because in the 4-6 months I had it turned off, the buildup from not having the softener in service allowed it to corrode everything again. He didn't service those, so he said I'll have to get someone else out there.
If that were the case, shouldn't the pressure be low from the initial opening of any valve or faucet on the house? Should I replace the pressure reduction valve on the supply line? I'm at a loss here, and I'm really tired of having to take a shower underneath a showerhead that I'm pretty sure I can pee harder than. If you need any other info, I'm happy to answer any questions you have. Thanks for reading.
Everything that I have done during all of this includes turning off the water softener and placing it on bypass. The water softener recharges each morning, which seemed a little excessive to me, not to mention it was causing the water bill to be pretty high. This is a rental house, so the "plumber" we requested to take a look at it seemed to think the whole issue was in the softener, because in the 4-6 months I had it turned off, the buildup from not having the softener in service allowed it to corrode everything again. He didn't service those, so he said I'll have to get someone else out there.
If that were the case, shouldn't the pressure be low from the initial opening of any valve or faucet on the house? Should I replace the pressure reduction valve on the supply line? I'm at a loss here, and I'm really tired of having to take a shower underneath a showerhead that I'm pretty sure I can pee harder than. If you need any other info, I'm happy to answer any questions you have. Thanks for reading.